Bottle washer



E.. R.. WALKER.

BOTTLE WASHER.

APPLICATION FILED mm2?, 1921.

1 ,408,848 Patented Mar. 7, 1922.

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" f IIII III vBLR. WALKER.

BOULE WASHER.

APPLlcMloN FILED JAN.27.1921.

1,408,848.' 'Patented Mar. 7,1922.

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Unirse stares PATENT ermee.

RAYMOND R. WALKER', OF FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA.

BOTTLE wAsHER.

Application filed January 27, 1921.

To all fr0/rom it may/concern.'

Be it known that I, RAYMOND lt. llhxriirun, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, and resident of Follansbee, county of Brooke, andState of lVest Virginia, yhave invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bottle lllashers, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to bottle washers, and it has for its primary aimand object to provide a simple and efficient device dcsigned forattachment to an ordinary water faucet for the washing of bottles,tumblers and like articles.

The invention resides in the embodiment of a fluid motor in the washerfor driving a rotary brush, said motor being arranged in the flow of thecleansing fluid for being actuated thereby.

Further, the invention resides in an improved fluid control operable bythe bottle when properly disposed on the washer.

The invention resides in the features of construction, arrangement ofparts and combinations of elements which will hereinafter be fullydescribed, reference being had toV the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention depicted as attached toan ordinary faucet;

Figure 2 is a vertical section therethrough on line 22, Figure 1,showing the working parts of the washer; Y

Figure 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3--3, Figure 2; and- Figure4- is a vertical fragmentary section, showing the tumbler rest orsupport in its operative position.

Referring to the drawings, the washer mechanism is depicted as mountedon one arm of a substantially U-shaped pipe 1, the other arm of which isprovided with a coupling 2 for ready attachment to an ordinary waterfaucet 3. A valve 4; is carried by the outer arm of said pipe 1 and isconnected by a short length of pipe with the interior of the fluid motorcasing 5. This casing is of cylindrical form and divided intermediateits ends to provide upper and lower sections that have threadedconnection with each other, as indicated at 6. The lower casing sectionis interiorly threaded to securely receive a disk 7 which is providedwith an annular series of perforations 8 adjacent to its periphery andwhich constitutes a support for a rotor 9, a. ball 10 being preferably YSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 7, 1922.

serial No. 440,548.

interposed axially between the latter and the disk, and constituting abea-ring for the rotor. A vertical shaft 11 is fixed on the rotor andextends axially therefrom through the upper casing section, said shaftbeing adapted to carry a brush 13 upon its upper end. Located inconcentric embracing relation to the shaft 11 is a fluid delivery pipe12 mounted at its lower end upon a thrust bearing 14 seated upon ballbearings 15interposed between it and the rotor.

rlhe rotor is formed with inclined peripheral grooves through which thewater passes from the perforations 8 of the disk 7 for imparting rotarymotion to the rotor and the vertical shaft 11. A disk 16 is threadedinto the lower casing section above the rotor Yto relieve the latter ofback pressure, said disk having perforations 17 which closely overliesaid rotor and provide outlets for thepassage of the water. A set screw.18 directed through a collar on the upper casing section iinpinges uponthe pipe 12 to hold the latter and the casing in fixed relation. Thewater or other washing `fluid enters the delivery tube 12 throughVlateral ports 19 which open into the upper casing section, and Visdelivered from the upper end of the tube through ports 20 which areperferably` designed to provide a whirlingspray. The discharge of thewashing fluid is directly beneath the brush 13 so that the latter isconstantly supplied with fresh clean fluid.

A funnel 21 slidable upon the pipe 12 `is yieldably supported by a coilspring 23 which rests upon an adjustable collar 22 that is held inadjusted position on the pipe by means of a set screw 24. The funnel isprovided with a flanged seat 25 which seats l upon said spring, andcarried by said funnel is a drain or outlet 26 through which the wastewater may flow into a sink or other waste receptacle. The funnel carriesa fixed cross arm 27 to which the substantially parallel members of aninverted U-shaped frame 28 are attached, the transverse upper bar of theframe embodying a central loop 29 which encircles the delivery pipe 12and constitutes a rest for the bottle, as indicated. One member of theframe 28 is extended downward and is connected to a lever 30 carried bythe valve et whereby, when the frame is depressed, the valve is openedautomatically.

In the practical operation of the washer, a

bottle, depictedat 3l, is slipped over the brush lto a position in whichit seats upon the ring support 29. The Weight et the bottle seated uponsaid support deprcsses the frame 28 against the tension ot' spring 23,resulting in the lever il() beingswung down- Ward to valve openingposition. Y As the iluid is permitted to 'flow through the casing 5 itacts upon the peripheral vaines oi:l the rotor and impels the same torotate the shatt ll and the kbrush 13. From the casing the Water passesinto `the pipe l2 and thence travelsupivard and issues from the`orifices 2O immediately beneath thebrushin the form ot a whirlingspray. rlhis spray not only supplies the brush with clean fluid buteffects a direct cleansing and rinsing action upon the inner Walls otthe bottle.

For the cleansing of tumblers and wide mouth receptacles, a rubbertunnel 32, Fig urell, is removably mounted upon the ring 29, the sainehaving a iianged seat 83 to snugly receive the inverted tumbler. YEliebrush in this instance is vnecessarily ot a somewhat dilterent formadapted 'tor the particular article. lVhen this auxiliary tunnel isemployed the Waste Water passes' through the axial depending` spoutabout the deliverypipe and doivn into the main tunnel 2l and thenceloutthrough'the waste pipe 26.

The device is lightly and'simply constructN ed, thereby adapting it toruse on the ordinary taucet in a private home, the same being compact soas to occupy little space. The fluid is automatically turned on as abottle is inserted in position, and, since the Water acts to 'operatet-he rotor, no independent means or manual operation is necessary toimparta rotary movement to the brush. T he term bottle is herein used toinclude tumblers and all open-mouth receptacles or containers. Y

l. A bottleivasher comprising a casing, a

water-actuated rotor Within said casing, a

valve connected to said casing, a shaft carried by saidrotor, a fluiddelivery pipe eigtending upwardly from said casing and ifi-cenas throughwhich said shaft extends, a catch receptacle sldable on the pipe, acollar adjustably fixed on` the pipe, a spring interposed between thecollar and receptacle for yieldably supporting the latter, atransversely disposed arm carried by the receptacle, a traine carried bysaid receptacle arm and embodying a loop encircling` the fluid deliverypipe and adapted for supporting a bottle over the latter, and aconnection between the valve and theti'ame whereby the former is openedand closed through loweringV and elevating movements of the latter.

2. in a bottle Washer, a rotor casing, a ro tor therein, a shaltconnected to the rotor, a fluid delivery pipe through Vwhich the shaftextends, a brush mounted on the projecting end oit the shatt,a catchreceptacle slidable on thepipe andthe-ving a lateral discharge, a

bottle supporting trame carried by said re-V ceptacle in 'overlying`relation thereto, and a valve tor controlling the passage ot fluidthrough the casing and having operative connection with the bottlesupporting traine 3. In a bottle ivaslier, a rotor casing, a rotortherein, a shaft connected tothe rotor, a fluid delivery pipe throughWhich the slialt extends, a brush mounted on the projecting end of thesha-tt, a catch receptacle slidable on the pipe, a bottle carrying trameslidable relative to the pipe and designed `tor supporting a bottleabove the receptacle, a valve ttor controlling the admission ot fluid tothe casing, ,andlmeans connecting the trame to the valve tor opening andclosing the latter by and during movements of the trame.

d. In a bottle and tumbler Washer a rotary brush, a bottle supportembodying' a'circular seat located adjacentto said brush, and a tumblersupport or tunneldesign insert-ible in the seatV and having a marginalannular flange overhanging the seat to receive and support a tumbler.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature in presence ot tivosubscribing witnesses.

` RAYMOND R. WALKER 'liilitnesses H. E. DUNLAP,

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